On Tuesday, Apple launches its latest MacBook Pro notebook computers. They’re pretty and powerful, but are they right for you?
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
From Facebook friend to romance scammer: Older Americans increasingly targeted amid COVID pandemic
Romance scams on Facebook, Instagram and dating apps were the costliest – more than $139 million in 2020 – to those aged 60-up , the FTC says.
Fired co-leader of #AppleToo worker activist group to file federal complaints
Janneke Parrish said she was fired for deleting personal material from her Apple devices. Her attorney plans to file complaints in federal court.
Official Wizard of New Zealand fired by city council after more than 2 decades
The Christchurch city council is ending its contract with the official Wizard of New Zealand, who had made about $260,000 over more than two decades.
Mick Jagger pauses concert to take aim at Paul McCartney’s ‘blues cover band’ insult
The Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger countered Paul McCartney’s description of the Stones as ‘a blues cover band’ compared to the Beatles.
‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’: Video game leverages unique strategy to tell a different story from WWII
With “Call of Duty: Vanguard,” the Activision-owned studio Sledgehammer Games sought to provide a diverse, inclusive WWII video game experience.
Butterball recalls more than 14,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible blue plastic bits
Butterball is recalling 14,107 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with extraneous bits of blue plastic, the company said.
A fish story that goes back millions of years: Kansas fisherman lands huge alligator gar
A Kansas fisherman caught a rare predatory fish. Experts are wondering how the Alligator Gar, never seen in the state, got into one of its rivers.
Apple Watch Series 7: New model with larger, more durable display — time for an upgrade?
The Apple Watch Series 7, due in stores Friday ($399-up) has a display that’s 20% bigger than the Series 6 model. The new watch also charges faster.
What’s new from Nintendo: Talking Tech podcast
On the Talking Tech podcast, Mike Snider talks about the new Nintendo Switch OLED and the new video game Metroid Dread.